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Counterfeiting digitalises: even more fake products since Covid

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General7 March, 2022

The Covid crisis has boosted the trade in counterfeit goods: nearly 6 % of all products currently entering the European Union are fake. E-commerce and social media are valuable new sales channels.

 

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